Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-30

NmsiOw Homer exhibits at Boston
UndeTtow,' n large oil-painting OF
men bringing in through the surf the
bodies Of young man and woman
drowned while bathing
The Masonic structure on the tip Of
Birds mountain, Vermont, WAS fin
ishcd inside Of fOur months. 1t stand,
2,5O0 feet above the sea level, and is
visible from a large extent of country.
Ten Of the principal scenes Of the
battle Of Gettysburg have been paint
cd on large canvascs by Frank ID. Bris-
coc. They viii be exhibited at the
chief towns of Pennsylvania as a pano-
rama
The Murillo, belonging to Edward
6. Connor the actor, which is said to
have what seal Of authenticity Joseph
Bcnapalte could give it. was rallied for
in Philadelphia and Won 10y the actress
Mary Anderson.
"Titania" and The Old Story, 81
fanciful statuettes by Ephraim Keyser,
Of Baltimore. have been sold. " Tita-
MAS" car is a Gala lily, the wheels
sUniiowers, the steeds squirrels, and
the groom behind is Puck.
Some one has said: Given a canvas
SO many feet square and so many hours
to cover it III, Mr.. Whistler viii put
more truths, and truths of greater i'm
portance, upon that canvas in the given
time than most OF his contemporaries. 90
James Stevenson. Of the Geological
Survey, who has been examining the
ancient labitations of Arizona, New
Mexico, and Southern California,
divides thcm into cliff buildings, built
in excavations on the sides of canyons,
the holloVs being natural, the fronts
artificial. and "caye dwellings, which
have been dug out of the faces Of bluffs
to accommodate single families. An
othcrsubdivision IS into agricultural and
pastoral dwellings.
Belgium gives Prix dc Rome compe-
titiOns as well as France. In Antwerp
five pictures are shown which are CON
sidered worthy to compete tor the prize
Of u residence in the Eternal City at
the expense Of the State. The subject
was the scene ut Olympia when two
Sons. who had been trained by their
father, Diagoras of Rhodes, won vic
tories, and, placing their laurels on the
head OF their father, hoisted him on
their shoulders and carried him in tri-
umph while the spectators showered
them with flowers. Die now, Diago-
ras; there is nothing more for You to
desire, was the cry. Montald. of
Client, won the prize this year.
The fore paws of the Sphinx at Chi
zeh are now free, and prove to be
reservations, probably OF Roman times,
formed mainly of thin slabs. The
weathered chest Of the Sphinx was also
repaired 10y slabs. The flight of forty
steps leading down to the court before
the efligy is also cleared. The stella of
Iahutmes ". between the paws has
lost the inscription to Khafra, and proves
to have been made of Intel taken from
the granite temple to the southeast.
The Roman altar of rough granite be-
tween the paws was also purloined from
the building. Many tombs are coming
to light during the excavations, some
Of them with Che secret repository Of
statues of the dead intact. The Arabs
are said to be at work chipping and re-
moving portions Of the toInbs thus ex-
posed. Small pieces are taken to sell
to travellers and large blocks removed
for building purposes.
German influence in Japan is shown |
by the choice last'y year of Messs. Vii
helm Bockmann and Ende, of Berlin,
for the erection OF certain |
great buildings which the japanese
intended them to begin at |
once. One of them reached Japan in |
April and returned in August, having |
elected sites, examined materials, and
made sketches for a parliament
house, imperial court house and
Of justice. and a pre-